Artist · chart history
Skegss
Band Byron Bay Formed 2011 Australian surf/garage rock band
Skegss formed in 2011 in Byron Bay. Skegss has 10 chart appearances on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2017–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Up in the Clouds”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #11. The station that charted Skegss most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 10 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2018.
Skegss come from Byron Bay, New South Wales, and they sound exactly like it: surf and garage rock that is sunburnt, scrappy and loud, with Ben Reed's slacker drawl up front and Jonny Lani bashing away behind him. "Got on My Skateboard", from the Holiday Food EP in 2017, says a lot about their priorities.
My Own Mess, their debut album, came out in September 2018 and got to number 2 on the ARIA albums chart, carrying "Up in the Clouds" and "Smogged Out". In 2020 they put their older EPs back out on vinyl, 50 Push Ups for a Dollar reaching number 4 and the double set Holiday Food/Everyone Is Good at Something reaching number 17. Rehearsal followed in 2021 with "Under the Thunder", "Valhalla" and "Fantasising", and they have also paid their respects to Pixies with a cover of "Here Comes Your Man".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Skegss on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Up in the Clouds | 1 | #11 | – | 2018 | |
| 2 | Here Comes Your Man (originally by Pixies) | 1 | #19 | – | – | |
| 3 | Stranger Days | 1 | #19 | – | 2022 | |
| 4 | Under the Thunder | 1 | #27 | – | 2020 | |
| 5 | Save It for the Weekend | 1 | #31 | – | 2019 | |
| 6 | Got on My Skateboard | 1 | #39 | – | 2017 | |
| 7 | Valhalla | 1 | #55 | – | 2021 | |
| 8 | Fantasising | 1 | #66 | – | 2020 | |
| 9 | Smogged Out | 1 | #71 | – | 2018 | |
| 10 | Here Comes Your Man (Like a Version) | 1 | #90 | – | 2019 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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